Partner, Restructuring Group
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
Brian Resnick is a partner in the Restructuring Group at Davis Polk and head of the firm’s 60+ lawyer interdisciplinary Liability Management & Special Opportunities practice. He is a leading adviser on complex restructurings, bankruptcies, liability management transactions and distressed asset sales, and is a frequent lecturer and author on bankruptcy topics, including podcast appearances with Debtwire and 9Fin and co-authoring Credit-Bidding in Bankruptcy Sales. Brian has advised on many of the most closely watched restructurings in the market, including Big Lots, Pluralsight, Fisker, SunPower, Instant Brands, Virgin Orbit, Puerto Rico, Dean Foods and Save A Lot.
Brian is widely regarded as one of the nation’s top restructuring lawyers. In 2020, he was named a Law360 Bankruptcy MVP and The American Lawyer “Dealmaker of the Year,” and was inducted as one of the youngest Fellows of the American College of Bankruptcy. In 2022, the Turnaround Management Association featured him as one of three “industry titans” at its annual conference, and he is consistently ranked among leading practitioners by Chambers, The Deal, IFLR1000, Law360 and Legal 500 U.S.
He is a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy, a member of the National Bankruptcy Conference, and serves on the boards of Her Justice and the Columbia Business Law Review. He received a Dream Big Award from the nonprofit Futures & Options. A Juilliard-trained former professional musician and active supporter of the arts, Brian won a Tony Award as co-producer of Hadestown, and WhyHunger honored him for his work on the fundraising video Drum Together.
